I haven't posted much in the last few months (except the occaisonal gig notices) mainly because I have been working on setting up a Tour around SXSW in March of 2009 (which is buttloads of work!) Also I have been recording projects in my studio right left and center. Here is the latest (but still incomplete) Howlin' Houndog (my stage personality) March 2009 SXSW Tour schedule. If you can help me out filling out the remaining open (mostly weeknights) dates. I would be totally appreciative for your help. I hope to see some of you out on the Road! Howlin' Houndog & Infamous Loosers March 2009 SXSW Tour Schedule; 28 Feb 2009, 12:00 PM 12:00 PM - KPSU Radio http://www.kpsu.org/program/whats_this_called, Portland, Oregon 97209 - FREE!! Howlin’ Houndog will be returning to the Airwaves in Portland Oregon on Ricard Wang’s radio show "What’s this Called?" on Saturday Feb 28th as part of his 2009 SXSW Texas Tour. This is gonna be a "Totally Live" Radio performance (with or without his band) The last time he was on "What’s This Called?" he was all alone (Ricardo had a small Emergency he had to attend to) This time Howlin won’t (litterally) steal the show. Tune In and come down to the East Burn and see him and his Touring Band LIVE that night! 28 Feb 2009, 09:00 PM 09:00 PM - The East Burn 1800 E. Burnside, Portland, Oregon 97214 - FREE!! Come Out on Saturday Feb 28th and see us kick off our 2009 SXSW Tour at the East Burn in Portland Oregon. Our line up will feature our previous Tour Band line up of Sean "The Bassman" Hudson on Bass, and Ji Tanzer on Drums. There will be one other NEW Touring Band member TBA as well. Stay tuned for who will be playing with us on Feb 28th 2009. It will be a HOOT! 04 Mar 2009, 09:00 PM 09:00 PM - Downtown Eatery & Libations 1344 Market St. (at Market and Tehama), Redding, California 96001 - $5 We will be playing back in Redding CA at the Downtown Eatery & Libations on March 4th (thanks to our buddies at Archaic Radio!) on the first Road Date of our SXSW tour. This will be our only NorCal date for this Tour! We hope you will be there! 05 Mar 2009, 09:00 PM 09:00 PM - Annie’s Social Club 917 Folsom St., San Francisco, California 93101 - $6 We will be returning to Annie’s Social Club in San Francisco with our pals (and label mates) Ol’ Cheeky Bastards and The Trouble With Monkeys on Thurs March 4th 2009. Hopefully all our San Francisco/Bay Area friends will show up. It will be a good show for sure! 06 Mar 2009, 09:00 PM 09:00 PM - Coaster’s Lounge 115 Cliff St, Santa Cruz, California 95060 - TBA Come see us at Coaster’s Lounge in Santa Cruz Ca in the Pacific Boardwalk Bowl (115 Cliff St.) on Friday March 6th as part of our 2 day stay in the Monterrey Bay area. Not sure who will be appearing with us at this show just yet, but stay tuned as it should be pretty cool. Stay tuned! 07 Mar 2009, 09:00 PM 09:00 PM - Henfling’s Tavern 9450 Hwy 9, Ben Lomond, California 95005 - TBA Come see us return to Henfling’s Tavern in wonderful Ben Lomond Ca. (in the hills above Santa Cruz!) on Sat March 7th 2009. We are still working on a line up for another band for this gig, but it may be a band on Vagrant Records of Seattle Washington from San Fran or a local band. Put it on your calendar and don’t miss it. Henfling’s is THE place to Be on Sat March 7th! 08 Mar 2009, 10:00 PM 10:00 PM - Frog & Peach 728 Higuera St, San Luis Obispo, California 93401 - FREE!! Come see us play the Frog & Peach in San Luis Obispo Ca on Sunday March 8th from 10 to Midnight. It will be all us this night, so come shake-a-tailfeather with us. 09 Mar 2009, 02:00 PM 02:00 PM - KCSB 91.9 FM http://www.kcsb.org, Santa Barbara, California - FREE! We will be doing another ’Live On-Air" performance on KCSB 91.9 FM on Views of the Blues with Sunnyland Steve Monday March 9th from 2-4 PM then at the SOhO Restaurant (1221 State Street 205) that night For more info on the Santa Barbara Blues Society go here; http://www.sbblues.org/ and stay tuned for further details. We hope to see you there! 09 Mar 2009, 08:00 PM 08:00 PM - SOhO Restaurant and Music Club 1221 State Street, 205, Santa Barbara, California 93101 - TBA On Monday March 9th we will be playing in Santa Barbara CA at the SOhO Restaurant and Music Club in conjunction with a Santa Barbara Blues Society event. This will be our last West Coast dates as we head East to Texas via AZ and NM. 11 Mar 2009, 09:00 PM 09:00 PM - Hotel Monte Vista Lounge 100 N. San Francisco St., Flagstaff, Arizona 86001 - TBA Come see us play in Flagstaff AZ at the Historic Hotel Monte Vista. We will be in the Lounge from 9 p.m. until midnite. 12 Mar 2009, 11:45 PM 11:45 PM - Atomic Cantina 315 Gold Street., Albuquerque, New Mexico 87102 - FRE!! We will be returning to the Atomic Cantina in Albuquerque NM on Thurs March 12th. We will be playing late after the regularly scheduled Swing Nite band The Long Gone Trio. Hopefully all you Nitecats in Alb will show up for us. it should be well worth it. We hope to see you there! 13 Mar 2009, 09:00 PM 09:00 PM - Mineshaft Tavern 2846 State Highway 14 N, Madrid/Santa Fe, New Mexico 87010 - TBA We will be playing in Madrid near Santa Fe NM on lucky Friday the 13th at the Mineshaft Tavern (2846 State Highway 14 N, Cerrillos, NM 87010). We hope if you are in the area you will come out and see us play! 14 Mar 2009, 09:00 PM 09:00 PM - Uncle Paulie’s 126 Shadow Mountain Mesa, El Paso, Texas - FREE!! Thanks to our buddy Charles Hurley of The El Paso Music Scene, we got a gig at Uncle Paulie’s in El Paso TX. We are not sure who else is on the bill yet, BUT we can guarantee you it will be fun. Be Warned! There may be Belly Dancers so Stay Tuned! 16 Mar 2009, 08:00 PM 08:00 PM - TBA TBA, Western or Central Texas!, Texas - TBA We would like to get Sunday March 15th filled with a gig someplace in West or Central TX. If you can help us out please contact us. TX is a BIG place and the drives are long and hard and we don’t wanna get lost or break down out there someplace. Help us out if you can! 17 Mar 2009, 09:00 PM 09:00 PM - 710 Club 710 Red River Street, Austin, Texas - TBA Come get your Irish on in Austin TX on St. Patrick’s Day (3/17/09) at the 710 Club (710 Red River Street) where we will be playing that night. We will be apearing with, Jungle Rockers, Mr. Lewis & the Funeral Five. It will be a Hoot. SXSW is that week too. Show up and shake it and we’ll egg ya on! 18 Mar 2009, 08:00 PM 08:00 PM - TBA TBA, Central or Northern Texas, Texas - TBA We would like to get Wednesday March 18th filled with a gig someplace either in San Antonio, North of Austin TX or up in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area. If you can help us out please contact us. 19 Mar 2009, 12:00 PM 12:00 PM - LIVE on KOOP 91.7 FM (Rowdy Times show) http://www.koop.org/, Austin, Texas 78765 - FREE!! We will be apearing "Live" on Rowdy Times on KOOP 91.5 FM in Austin TX on Thurs March 19th at NOON. Tune in or Link-In (for those of you on the internet who can do that) and listen to us get rowdy with Rowdy on KOOP. 19 Mar 2009, 08:30 PM 08:30 PM - Sam’s Burger Joint 330 E. Grayson, San Antonio, Texas - TBA We will be at Sam’s Burger Joint in San Anonio TX all night. Come whoop, holler, stomp, swing and egg us on! We won’t dissapoint y’all! 20 Mar 2009, 08:00 PM 08:00 PM - TBA TBA, Dallas, Texas - TBA We should be playing on Friday March 20th with our buddies in Fishfry Bingo. Stay tuned for details soon. 21 Mar 2009, 09:00 PM 09:00 PM - Old Curtis 2100 Curtis St., Denver, Colorado 80205 - TBA We will be playing at the Old Curtis with our pals the Oblio Duo/Archers and maybe one other act on the first day of Spring 2009! (that’s March 21st) If you are Denver CO that day show up! Not to be missed! 22 Mar 2009, 09:00 PM 09:00 PM - TBA TBA, Grand Junction, Colorado - TBA We would like to get Sunday March 22nd filled with a gig someplace in Grand Junction CO. If you can help us out please contact us. 23 Mar 2009, 08:00 PM 08:00 PM - TBA TBA, SLC, Utah - TBA We would like to get Monday March 23th or Tuesday March 24th filled with a gig someplace in the Salt Lake City area. If you can help us out please contact us. 24 Mar 2009, 08:00 PM 08:00 PM - TBA TBA, Pocatello or Twin Falls, Idaho - TBA We would like to get Tues March 24th filled with a gig someplace in Pocatello or Twin Falls ID. If you can help us out please contact us. 25 Mar 2009, 09:00 PM 09:00 PM - Terrapin Station 1519 W Main, Boise, Idaho 83702 - TBA We will be playing at the Terrapin Station in downtown Boise on Wed March 25th. Not sure if we are playing with anyone else at this time or it will be just us. Stay Tuned! 26 Mar 2009, 09:00 PM 09:00 PM - 4-E’s Bar 379 Main St., Kuna, Idaho 83634 - FREE!! Come celebrate Howlin’ Houndog’s 42nd birthday in Kuna ID (the Hometown of his kinfolk!) at the 4-E bar (owned by his distant cousin!) It is a FREE show, so you have no excuses. He will be in fine form for sure that night. All Relatives no matter how distant are welcome. 27 Mar 2009, 08:00 PM 08:00 PM - Highway 30 Eats 1302 Adams Ave., La Grande, Oregon - TBA We will be making our last stop of the 2009 SXSW Tour at this quaint restaurant in La Grande Oregon. We are working with the Owners to craft a fine Southern styled cousine meal for those who want to experience their "Dinner and Bands" on Friday or Sat. Stay tuned for details. 28 Mar 2009, 08:00 PM 08:00 PM - TBA TBA, Pendelton?, Oregon - TBA Depending on IF we can get booked in Pendelton OR this may or may not be the last gig of the Tour. Stay Tuned!